Abbott, and Mexican State Reach Agreement

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And just like that, the Governor of a Mexican state has actually stepped forward and made an arrangement with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to respond to Abbott’s order of enhanced vehicle inspections at the US-Mexico border. Abbott revealed on Wednesday that the Governor of neighboring Nuevo Leon agreed to raise safety and security measures inside Mexico in exchange for an easing of enhanced vehicle inspections.

Gov. Abbott as well as Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Alejandro Garcia Sepulveda held a joint interview in Laredo, Texas Wednesday to sign a memorandum asking for both states to interact.

“At the news conference Wednesday, Abbott and Nuevo León Gov. Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda signed the memorandum that calls for the two states to “work cooperatively” to stem the flow of migrants into Texas, reduce cartel activity and restore border crossings to a faster pace. There are no specific policy steps laid out in the two-page agreement, which was printed in both English and Spanish.

But Garcia, 34, said the Mexican state will set up a checkpoint at the Laredo-Columbia Solidarity International Bridge that connects Laredo to Anahuac, Nuevo León. The international border will also be “continuously patrolled by our police,” he said, part of the effort that began earlier this week to make sure Texas “will not have any trouble” with the Mexican state.

“We want to make sure Texas feels comfortable making business with Nuevo León,” he said, “and that together we can have a lot more.”

“The goal all along has been to ensure that people understood the consequences of an open border and that Texas isn’t going to tolerate it anymore,” Abbott said Wednesday. “We knew that as soon as we did what we did on the border that we would be contacted by officials in Mexico. Sometimes it just takes action like that to spur people sitting down and working things out.”

Abbott’s announcement earlier this month that he would carry out more radical actions to protect the Texas border with Mexico, specifically as the Biden administration made a decision to end Title 42 in May, has been met with mixed reviews. The move that received the most astonishing headlines was the decision to start busing illegal migrants to Washington, D.C. to grab the attention of lawmakers and also the Biden regime, forcing them to acknowledge the problem and act on it.

Abbott is updating the public by means of his social networks accounts as events happen.

Enhanced inspections of commercial vehicles entering into ports of entry from Mexico are happening and that is producing an unexpected repercussion — traffic is coming to a shrieking halt for hours on end and farmers and businesses are bearing the brunt of this result. Those who cheer delays in shipments and the traffic congestion along the border do not understand the relationship Texas has with Mexico as far as commerce goes. Texas shares a 1,254-mile border with Mexico. The agreement about the handling of the crossing at the checkpoint at the Laredo-Columbia Solidarity International Bridge that links Laredo to Anahuac, Nuevo León impacts less than 10 miles of the border. Abbott knew that commerce and the supply chain would suffer however he decided in order to squeeze Mexican authorities to make arrangements with Texas to do their part to ease the Biden border crisis.

Hold-ups are being cited that variety from twelve hours to 3 days. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported inspecting 4,133 industrial cars with enhanced inspections. About a quarter of those automobiles were taken off the roadway for security concerns like brakes and tires. However, DPS has actually not responded to questions about whether or not the evaluations revealed any human trafficking or drug smuggling activity.

More meetings might start as soon as today with leaders from all four Mexican states that surround Texas. They have actually all called Abbott’s workplace to organize conferences with the governor. Mexico is Texas’ biggest trading partner. The totally free flow of commercial trucks is vital for organizations in both Texas and Mexico.

“In 2021, there was more than $661 billion in trade between the U.S. and Mexico, according to U.S. Census data. The two economies are in many ways integrated into one.

John D. Esparza, president and CEO of the Texas Trucking Association, noted in a statement Wednesday that his organization favors border safety, but added that Abbott’s stepped up inspections, “duplicates existing screening efforts and leads to significant congestion, delaying the products Americans rely on from our largest trading partner, Mexico.”

Esparza warned that increased delays in border crossings could lead to postponed or canceled deliveries, and “perishable goods spoil, and grocery and retail store shelves begin to empty.”

Before the announcement was made on Wednesday of Abbott’s arrangement with the governor of Nuevo León, the governors of Coahuila and Tamaulipas, which also share a border with Texas, provided a joint statement to Abbott. Tuesday night they alerted the new inspection measures “are creating havoc and economic pain on both sides of the border.” This is likely true but the probability that the two Governors might not agree to work more closely with Abbott greatly diminished as he and the Governor of Nuevo Leon signed their agreement on Wednesday. Unfortunately, political points have never been a good recipe to address common challenges or threats,” stated Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco Javier Cabeza de Vaca and Coahuila Guv Miguel Angel Riguelme Solis. We’ll see how they manage their conference with Abbott.

In the meantime, Abbott will continue to do whatever he can to work on making the southern border more safe. What choice does he have? The Biden administration declines to do their job and Joe Biden merely doesn’t appreciate the humanitarian crisis on the border. If it takes political theatre like traffic delays and busses of unlawful migrants getting here in D.C., so be it. Maybe people living outside of a border state will be more familiar with what is taking place when they see $2 lemons and $5 avocados in their supermarket, thanks to Bidenflation and supply chain delays due to his overlook of the southern border. “Texas should not have to bear the burden of the Biden Administration’s failure to secure our border,”  Abbott said.

“The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas says that up to 80% of perishable fruits and vegetables have been unable to cross since Friday due to Texas inspections and a Mexican trucker protest against the inspections. Idled trucks are costing businesses millions of dollars a day and risk food spoilage. Supermarkets are scrambling to restock shelves.

More than $400 billion in goods cross the border via Texas-Mexico ports of entry a year. U.S. retailers and manufacturers depend on Mexican factories for just-in-time deliveries. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the border disruptions have already cost factories in northern Mexico $100 million, much of which will be borne by U.S. consumers.”

Abbott’s not doing this to deny you fresh fruits and vegetables, or factories the parts they need for production. He is making significant moves to make a point. There is a new mass of illegal immigrants expected to hit the southern border as Title 42 ends and everyone has to be on the exact same page in order for border states to manage what is coming. Biden has no strategy in place. And Abbott knows that Texas needs to reach out to Mexican authorities for additional cooperation.

H/T Hotair

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